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Activity 1 Creative Thinking Experiential Art
Integration
Learning

You read about the beautiful moon in the poem ‘Moon So Round
and Yellow’.

Now, let us make our own model of the moon using
papier-mâché technique.

You will need:
• a round balloon

• old newspapers
• flour

• water
• a paintbrush and some paints

• a needle

What to do:
• Blow air into the balloon until
you get a round shape.

• Tear pieces of newspaper into small strips.
• Take a bowl and mix ½ cup flour and ½ cup water to get a mixture.

• Dip pieces of newspaper into the mixture and cover the whole
balloon with it.
• Keep your balloon aside to dry.

• Once it is dry, dip your paintbrush into the flour mix and apply
it over the first layer.
• Now, paste more newspaper strips on the balloon and let it dry.

• Do the previous step at least 7–8 times.
• Then, paint your moon in light grey colour. You can use a pen

to draw some craters on it.
Your papier-mâché moon is ready!

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